Aging Your Way

Oh lordy, the old bones ain’t what they used to be. Used to be I could just lope into a jog and turn it into a run, maybe not break any records, but certainly not tear any tendons breaking a sweat. Staying out late and getting up early was just a regular Tuesday. Now, I’ve got a crick in my ache just thinking about it all.

Sounds like I’m not alone. Kathleen Cromp over at the Wallingford Community Senior Center gave us the 411* on a session they’ve got coming up to discuss issues around aging:

Aging in Community – Aging “Your Way”
a starting conversation to listen, learn, and define what you want
Thursday, May 17th at Wallingford Community Senior Center

All of us are on the highway of aging – but talking about it may be a rare thing. Denial, fear, too busy, “it’s not about me”? Ten thousand “Boomers” turn 65 every day. This age wave brings diverse, thoughtful, yet definite ideas, attitudes and expectations of what we need as we age. How do we want to stay active, healthy, and engaged? What do we want and need of our communities to support these years of our lives? There is a lot of buzz about a village concept (as in NEST on one side of us and Phinney Village on the other), and plenty of discussions – in-person and online – about aging in community. We hope you’ll join in this opportunity to explore these ideas, and breathe life into the community you would like to grow old in.

5:45 – Potluck & Social
6:30 – Information, guest speaker, conversation

* If you whippersnappers are wondering what “411” is all about, it’s how we’d get information from our phones back Google was just a really big number.